{"id":1123,"date":"2020-05-04T12:53:48","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T11:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/?p=1123"},"modified":"2020-05-04T14:18:21","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T13:18:21","slug":"nigeria-how-govt-arrested-17-chinese-illegal-miners-10-locals-in-osun-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/nigeria-how-govt-arrested-17-chinese-illegal-miners-10-locals-in-osun-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria: How govt arrested 17 Chinese illegal miners, 10 locals in Osun State"},"content":{"rendered":"
The government of Osun State in Nigeria has arrested 27 illegal miners, 17 of whom are Chinese national and 10 others their local collaborators.<\/p>\n
The government announcing this on Sunday, said the Osun State Joint Task Force (JTF), recently inaugurated by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, apprehended the 27 illegal miners, which also included a local traditional chief (Baale).<\/p>\n
ALSO READ:\u00a0<\/strong>Nigerian banks suspend laying off of staff, CBN says<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The government said “they were arrested following a coordinated sting operation around Ilesa and Ife axis of the state.”<\/p>\n Osun Govt arrests 27 illegal miners<\/p>\n …17 Chinese, 9 locals, traditional chief to be prosecuted<\/p>\n The Osun State Joint Task Force (JTF), recently inaugurated by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, has apprehended 27 illegal miners,\u00a0 comprising 17 Chinese nationals and 10 locals, pic.twitter.com\/jtZVM7elZu<\/a><\/p>\n — Mabel Aderonke (MBA, DBA) (@MabelAderonkeB) May 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n